SENATE, No STATE OF NEW JERSEY. 217th LEGISLATURE INTRODUCED DECEMBER 4, 2017

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1 SENATE, No. STATE OF NEW JERSEY th LEGISLATURE INTRODUCED DECEMBER, 0 Sponsored by: Senator M. TERESA RUIZ District 9 (Essex) Senator DIANE B. ALLEN District () Assemblywoman ELIZABETH MAHER MUOIO District (Hunterdon and Mercer) Assemblyman R. BRUCE LAND District (Atlantic, Cape May and Cumberland) Assemblyman JOHN F. MCKEON District (Essex and Morris) Assemblywoman PATRICIA EGAN JONES District (Camden and Gloucester) Assemblyman ANDREW ZWICKER District (Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex and Somerset) Co-Sponsored by: Senators A.R.Bucco, Gordon, Turner, Assemblymen Peterson, Gusciora, Bramnick, DiMaio, Assemblywoman Rodriguez-Gregg, Assemblymen Clifton, Dancer, Ciattarelli, A.M.Bucco, Howarth, Thomson, Rooney, Auth, Assemblywoman N.Munoz, Assemblyman S.Kean, Assemblywoman Schepisi and Assemblyman Russo SYNOPSIS Appropriates $,990,9 from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues to NJ Historic Trust for grants for certain historic preservation projects. CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT As introduced. (Sponsorship Updated As Of: /9/08)

2 AN ACT appropriating $,990,9 from constitutionally dedicated corporation business tax revenues for the purpose of providing grants, as awarded by the New Jersey Historic Trust, for certain historic preservation projects. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:. a. There is appropriated to the New Jersey Historic Trust the following sums for the purpose of providing capital preservation grants as listed in subsection b. of this section and historic site management grants as listed in subsection c. of this section as awarded by the New Jersey Historic Trust, for historic preservation projects approved as eligible for such funding: () $,0,9 from dedicated corporation business tax revenues pursuant to Article VIII, Section II, paragraph of the State Constitution in the Preserve New Jersey Historic Preservation Fund, established pursuant to section 9 of the Preserve New Jersey Act, P.L.0, c. (C.:8C-); and () $,9,000 from the unexpended balances of dedicated corporation business tax revenues pursuant to Article VIII, Section II, paragraph of the State Constitution in the Diesel Risk Mitigation Fund - Constitutional Dedication account made available for this purpose pursuant to the provisions of P.L.0, c.99. b. The following historic preservation projects are eligible for funding in the form of capital preservation grants, as awarded by the New Jersey Historic Trust, using moneys appropriated pursuant to subsection a. of this section: County Municipality Name of Organization Project Name Grant Award Bergen Oakland Oakland ugh Van Allen $8, Bergen Rutherford Rutherford ugh Rutherford World War I Monument,800 Friends Meeting 88,0 Christ Episcopal Christ Episcopal Cemetery 8,000 Medford Lakes Protestant Community of Medford Lakes Protestant Community of Medford Lakes,0 Monthly Meeting Religious Society of Friends Friends Meeting, Mount Holly 90,000

3 Camden Camden Cooper's Ferry Partnership Cape May Lower Historic Cold Spring Village Cape May Lower Naval Air Station Wildwood Cape May Lower Cape May Maritime Museum Cumberland Bridgeton Center for Historic American Building Arts Essex Newark Newark Public Library Essex Newark of Prayer Episcopal Joseph Cooper Historic Cold Spring Village Historic District Hangar # (Naval Air Station Wildwood) USCG Motor Lifeboat CG-8 Cumberland Nail and Iron Works Site Free Public Library of the of Newark of Prayer Episcopal and Rectory (Plume ),000 8,00 8,80, 9, 8,8 0,000 Essex South Orange Village Township of South Orange Village Connett Memorial Library 00,000 Hudson Jersey Grace Van Vorst Hunterdon Clinton Town Red Mill Museum Village Grace Van Vorst M.C. Mulligan & Sons' Quarry (The Red Mill) 8,9 0,00 Hunterdon Lambertville Lambertville A.H. Holcombe (Lambertville Hall),9 Mercer Hopewell Hopewell Township Historic Preservation Commission Mount Rose Distillery Site,90 Mercer Trenton Trenton Jackson Street Bridge 0,000 Middlesex Plainsboro Plainsboro Township John Van Buren Wicoff 0,000 Allentown Allentown Public Library Association First Baptist and Parsonage,08 Long Branch Long Branch Historical Museum Association of the Presidents 0,000 Manasquan Manasquan ugh Squan Beach Life Saving Station,000

4 Shrewsbury Christ of Shrewsbury Christ, Shrewsbury, Morris Town Morris County Acorn Hall 9,00 Morris Town of the Redeemer of the Redeemer, 8,00 Morris Roxbury Lake Hopatcong Foundation Landing Railroad Station 9, Passaic Paterson Passaic County Courthouse & Annex Gaetano Frederici Monuments,00 Passaic Wayne Wayne Township Van Duyne 9,000 Salem Salem Stand Up For Salem Inc. Somerset Franklin Six Mile Run Reformed J.C. Penney Building, Salem Six Mile Run Reformed, Franklin Township, 8,98 Somerset Branchburg Neshanic Reformed Neshanic Reformed, Branchburg 9,0 Union Scotch Plains Fanwood-Scotch Plains Rotary- Frazee Inc. Elizabeth and Gershom Frazee,000 Warren Franklin Musconetcong Watershed Association Hoffman Grist Mill 0,000 TOTAL $,98, c. The following historic preservation projects are eligible for funding in the form of historic site management grants, as awarded by the New Jersey Historic Trust, using moneys appropriated pursuant to subsection a. of this section: County Municipality Name of Organization Project Name Grant Award Chesterfield Fernbrook Environmental Education Center Fernbrook Farm Historic District $, St. Andrew's Episcopal St. Andrew's Episcopal, 0,000 Camden Camden Camden County Pomona Hall,

5 Camden Camden St. Bartholomew Roman Catholic St. Bartholomew Roman Catholic, Camden,000 Camden Gloucester Gloucester Historical & Scenic Preservation Fund Upton Log Cabin,0 Camden Haddonfield First Presbyterian First Presbyterian of Haddonfield,8 Essex Caldwell ugh of Caldwell Caldwell Historic Resources Survey,000 Gloucester Washington Washington Township Historic Preservation Commission George Morgan Stone,00 Hunterdon Kingwood First Unitarian Universalist Fellowship Old Stone,00 Hunterdon Raritan Hunterdon Land Trust Case-Dvoor Farmstead,9 Mercer Princeton Historic Morven Inc. Morven,00 Mercer Princeton Princeton Theological Seminary Stuart Hall 0,000 Mercer Trenton Community Loan Fund of NJ East Trenton Public Library, Morris Town Morris County Acorn Hall-Carriage 8, Passaic Paterson NJ Community Development Corporation First Presbyterian of Paterson 0,000 Somerset Franklin Meadows Foundation Symen Van Wickle 8, Union Berkeley Heights Union County Office of Cultural & Heritage Affairs Feltville Historic District (Deserted Village of Feltville) 0,000 Union Plainfield Plainfield Fire Dept. Fire Number, Plainfield,0 TOTAL $9,9 d. Any transfer of any funds, or change in project sponsor, site, or type, listed in subsection b. or c. of this section shall require the approval of the Joint Budget Oversight Committee or its successor. e. To the extent that moneys remain available after the projects listed in subsection b. or c. of this section are offered funding pursuant thereto, any project of a local government unit or

6 qualifying tax exempt nonprofit organization that previously received funding for historic preservation purposes appropriated or reappropriated from any Green Acres bond act, any annual appropriations act, or the Garden State Historic Preservation Trust Fund established pursuant to section of P.L.999, c. (C.:8C- ), or that receives funding pursuant to this act, shall be eligible to receive additional funding, as determined by the New Jersey Historic Trust, subject to the approval of the Joint Budget Oversight Committee or its successor. For the purposes of this subsection, "Green Acres bond act" means P.L.009, c., P.L.00, c.9, P.L.99, c.0, P.L.99, c.88, and P.L.98, c.. f. The expenditure of moneys appropriated pursuant to this section is subject to the provisions of the Preserve New Jersey Act, P.L.0, c. (C.:8C- et seq.).. There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Preserve New Jersey Historic Preservation Fund, established pursuant to section 9 of the Preserve New Jersey Act, P.L.0, c. (C.:8C-), the sum of $,0,9 to implement the provisions of this act.. This act shall take effect immediately. STATEMENT The bill appropriates $,990,9 to the New Jersey Historic Trust for the purpose of providing grants, as awarded by the New Jersey Historic Trust, for certain historic preservation projects contained in this bill. The funding in this bill is provided from constitutionally dedicated corporation business tax (CBT) revenues pursuant to Article VIII, Section II, paragraph of the State Constitution, approved by the voters of the State in November 0, including the unexpended balances in the Diesel Risk Mitigation Fund Constitutional Dedication account made available for these purposes pursuant to P.L.0, c.99 (i.e., the FY08 annual appropriations act). The Preserve New Jersey Act implements for State fiscal years 0 through 09, the constitutional dedication of CBT revenues for open space, farmland, and historic preservation. Specifically, of the funding provided in this bill, $,0,9 is from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues in the Preserve New Jersey Historic Preservation Fund, and $,9,000 is from the unexpended balances in the Diesel Risk Mitigation Fund Constitutional Dedication account. The Preserve New Jersey Historic Preservation Fund was established by section 9 of the Preserve New Jersey Act.

7 The funding contained in this bill will be used to provide capital preservation grants for projects, totaling $,98,, and historic site management grants for 8 projects, totaling $9,9. Capital preservation grants fund the restoration, preservation, repair, and rehabilitation of historic sites for new or continued use by nonprofit organizations or county and municipal governments. The properties must be listed or eligible for listing in the State or National Register of Historic Places. There are two levels of capital preservation grants: Level I grants of $,000 to $0,000, and Level II grants of $0,00 to $0,000. Historic site management grants support non-construction activities such as long-term planning of operations and programs including building assessments, accessibility, landscape plans, and creating educational campaigns to increase public awareness. The projects listed in this bill have been approved by the New Jersey Historic Trust and the Garden State Preservation Trust. The bill also provides that any transfer of any funds to another project, or change in project sponsor, site, or type, listed in the bill would require the approval of the Joint Budget Oversight Committee. The bill further provides that to the extent there are funds remaining after those projects listed in this bill are offered funding, the New Jersey Historic Trust, with the approval of the Joint Budget Oversight Committee, may use those funds to provide additional funding for historic preservation projects of local government units or qualifying tax-exempt nonprofit organizations previously approved for funding pursuant to various other laws or approved for funding pursuant to this bill.